2014 in Photos – Your favorites from last year
As is customary around this time of year, it is always fun to look back on the previous year and what was popular. For the past few years I’ve counted down your favorite articles...
Author: Emily
Bridges of Metro-North: The Norwalk River Bridge, Part 1
Continuing into the new year with our visits to some of Metro-North’s movable bridges, today’s feature is the Norwalk River Bridge. This bridge, owned by the state of Connecticut, is commonly known as WALK,...
Bridges of Metro-North: The Harlem River Lift Bridge
Throughout the entire Metro-North system there are an array of movable bridges – bridges which as of recently seem to be a thorn in the rail system’s side. Much of the infrastructure on these...
Grand Central’s Honor Roll – The New York Central Medal of Valor
If you plan on visiting the Holiday Fair in Grand Central, as you peruse the varied items for sale you’ll pass an old plaque listing over a hundred names dating from the ’20s to...
The Harlem Division’s Cemeteries: The Hartsdale Pet Cemetery
To me, some of the most interesting stuff about railroad history is not about the trains or the railroads themselves, but how they affected the places in which they operated. The oft-cited cliche is...
Meet TIM – Metro-North’s new credit card enabled Ticket Issuing Machine
As most of you have likely heard by now, Metro-North has begun a pilot program testing new Ticket Issuing Machines (TIMs) on the Upper Harlem Line (or as Metro-North would call it, the Wassaic...